#Issue 110 #March 11th to March 17th 2018

THE MODERN CHRONICLE

MODERN SCHOOL BARAKHAMBA ROAD

Class 12th Students with the Principal Dr Vijay Datta before leaving for their first Board Exam
Modern Students wished to perform the
best on the first day of the CBSE exam
WHAT’S NEW AT SCHOOL 5th March 2018 was the most precious day in
the lives of all these students who were
1. Best wishes to Board class eagerly waiting to capture the world to
become go-getters at the beginning of the
students
CBSE Board exams with English being their
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first paper.
The Principal, Dr Vijay Datta, Headmistress,
2. Mann Ki Baat’: PM’s Talk
Mrs Prabha Bhagat, English teachers, Mrs
SRJNA Students’ Workshop Sanjana Mulla and Mr Firoz Bakht Ahmed, co-
Page 2 curricular expert, Mr Arindam Sengupta and
Col Rajesh Menon were all there to bless the
3. Farewell to S 7 Boarders students.
CAN SUPPORT – WALK FOR LIFE Dr Vijay Datta emphasized on a couple of
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any question, to be careful about neatness
4. Swedish TV Crew In Modern and tidiness and giving the correct answers
SPORTS NEWS Page 4 besides others.
Mr Arindam, broke the customary coconut as
a goodwill gesture, praying measure as faith
matters. After the usual send-of, the children
happily proceeded to their center at Mater
Die School in the school bus.
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PM’s address to the students

‘Mann Ki Baat’
On the 16th of February the honourable Prime
Minister addressed students all over the
country regarding ‘examination stress’.
Students of S4 and S6 were seated in the HLL
to be part of this mega moment. His
magnificent personality captured the minds of
the students who were enamoured by his
powerful oratory. His comments were
followed by thunderous applause. It was a
privilege for the students of our school to be
part of this invaluable experience.

Students Watching Mann ki Baat

SRJNA Students’ Workshop.

About 40 children attended a session held in the
school on 20th Feb for class 10. The session was
aimed at clearing the basic concepts of Light:
Reflection and Refraction, Electricity and
Magnetism using teaching aids and analogies.
These three units constitute 40% of the syllabus
and children often find it difficult to understand
the concepts.
This was followed by a feedback session which
revealed that the students found the session
very interesting and informative .They
appreciated the methodology of teaching using
teaching aids and found it practical. Students were Students at SRJNA Workshop
keen that such workshops be organised more
frequently.

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Farewell to S 7 Boarders
Fond fervour, pulsating energy, song and cheer
marked the farewell evening hosted for S 7 in the
boarding house on 16th February. There was joy and
there was sadness, memories to look back upon and
the future to look forward to. Mr Ashok Pratap Singh,
Ms Ambika Pant, Dr Vijay Datta and Mrs Vijay Datta,
Ms Jaya Khurana, Ms Malini Khatri and several
teachers graced the occasion. S 6 boarders spared no
effort to make the evening cheerful and memorable
for the outgoing boarders.
In his address to the students Mr Ashok Pratap
Singh motivated the children and highlighted
Mrs. Ambika Pant Presenting the tremendous achievements and
Souvenirs to S7 Boarders contributions across the globe by the alumni of
Modern School.

CAN SUPPORT – WALK FOR LIFE

The members of the Interact Club joined the
Walk for Life on February 4, 2018 at the
Rajpath to support the cancer fighters,
admire the survivors and to honor the
departed.
The 11th annual walkathon was organized
by an NGO’ Can Support’ to raise awareness
about the rising incidence of cancer in India
and to show solidarity with those suffering
from it.

The students carried back home an

important message with them. “Strength
grows in the moments when you think you Interact club members at Rajpath for
“ Walk For Life”
can't go on but you keep going on.”

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When the Swedes Came Calling

Swedish TV Crew with Modern School Students

Students of our school got an opportunity to interact with a Swedish TV
crew which had come to understand the perspective of Indian students
about democracy. They attended a class on democratic rights in India
conducted by our political science teacher Ms Susan Jose. They also
interacted with our principal Dr Vijay Datta and were impressed with the
school’s vision on holistic development.
SPORTS NEWS
Nitish Beniwal S6 I is the only one to be selected from Delhi for the India
U17 Asian Basketball Championship, Bangalore. The Basketball camp is
being held from 2nd March to 20th March 2018.
Gautam Nagpal S6 H, won a silver medal for securing the 2nd position in the
U 19 Open School Squash Championship held at Hamdard School, New
Delhi from 10th February to 12th February 2018.
Manisha S6 J was selected from Delhi and participated in the Women
National Basketball Championship held at Chennai from 16th January to 24th
January, 2018
Pratika Rawal S6 J was selected in the U 23 Delhi Cricket Team and
represented North Zone Inter State from 23rd February to 3rd March 2018
at Rohtak.

Supervised By: Ms. Sanjana Mulla Page 4 Compiled By: Ms. Sunila Kalra